Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 242 Wuxian, the Southern Song Dynasty wants to run away again

Wuxian is considered a famous general of the Jin Kingdom, and was originally a Taoist priest.

But what about the Kingdom of Jin! That is completely without any loyalty, and the same is true for Mongolia.

What this guy wants to do most is actually to become a prince on his own. His idea is similar to Zhang Yong's, but what he does is become a slave of the third surname.

In the early years, after Genghis Khan defeated the Jin Kingdom at Yehuling, he occupied most of the Jin Kingdom's northern territories.

The Jin army was defeated, so they remembered the powerful Han people in the north. Just like in the late Three Kingdoms, these powerful Han people in the north began to privately recruit soldiers and horses to resist the Mongols.

This resulted in the rise of various powerful powers in Hebei, and the power of Han Shihou began to appear. At that time, Wuxian and some other people were called Jiugong of Hebei.

When I was in Hebei, I also defeated many small groups of Mongolian troops.

These Han armed forces basically fought on their own, but after the Mongols arrived, some chose to resist the Mongols, and some chose to surrender to the Mongols, and Wuxian was the part that surrendered to the Mongols.

Later, he was assigned an official position by Mongolia, but he was dissatisfied with the reward from Mongolia because the Jin Kingdom assigned him a duke, while the Mongolian one assigned him a marquis.

So five years after surrendering to Mongolia, during the key war between Mongolia and the Jin Kingdom, he was stabbed by Mu Huali, and even killed Shi Tianze's brother Shi Tiandou, and surrendered to the Jin Kingdom again.

This incident occurred shortly after Genghis Khan returned from his Western expedition.

In the famous Battle of Three Peaks Mountain, this guy was also defeated by Torre. As a result, all the other Jin generals died for their country, but this guy gathered nearly 100,000 defeated soldiers.

In the blink of an eye, he wanted it from the land of Guanzhong, entered the land of Sichuan and Shu, and seized the land of Sichuan and Shu as his base.

At that time, the Jin Emperor Wanyan Shouxu was also forced into a desperate situation. He could not care about the relationship with the Southern Song Dynasty, but he also agreed with Wuxian's idea of ​​seizing Sichuan and Shu as a base, because he was already in Caizhou City at that time.

If Wuxian can really seize the land of Sichuan and Sichuan, then he can still run to Wuxian and linger on.

It's a pity that he met Meng Gong, the last famous general of the Southern Song Dynasty, and did not reach the land of Sichuan and Shu at all.

At that time, Meng Gong severely defeated this careerist, and his dream of seizing Sichuan and Shu as a base was shattered. (The records in history are also quite interesting. People in the Jin Dynasty recorded that Wu Xian defeated Meng Gong first and then withdrew. The history of the Song Dynasty records that Meng Gong defeated Wuxian, while the history of the Yuan Dynasty records that a small group of Mongolian troops After defeating the martial arts master, three battles in different dimensions were hard to say.

Anyway, all three parties said they had won. But the real situation is that Wu Xian patted his butt and withdrew his troops, and the hundreds of thousands of troops he gathered were gone. )

After that, Wuxian also withdrew from the stage of history and fled back to Caizhou, the last base of the Jin Kingdom, in embarrassment.

After the city of Caizhou in the Kingdom of Jin was breached, he escaped with more than ten cavalry. Wuxian led more than ten cavalry to Zezhou and was killed by Zezhou's garrison.

This person has strategic vision and combat ability, but he is not very clever.

Basically, he is the type who loves to lose every battle, but who are the people who defeated him!

Tuo Lei, Meng Gong, Shi Tianze.

Now because of Zhang Yong's intervention, the Kingdom of Jin is even more depressed.

This man was not able to make a fortune in the land of Guanzhong. Zhang Yong had just rebelled against Mongolia and captured the entire land of Guanzhong at the same time. It was even more impossible for him to enter the land of Sichuan and Shu.

If Wokuotai can believe in towed mines, in fact, towed mines can definitely deal with this guy, even a large number of Mongolian generals.

But Zhang Yong was afraid that Wo Kuotai would underestimate the enemy and capsize in the gutter. After all, Wo Kuotai had many victories now. Zhang Yong was worried that he would be dazzled by the victory, so he reminded him.

"Father-in-law, if you meet this person, be sure not to fall into his scheme. If it's a head-on fight, this person has absolutely no chance of winning. You just need to fight steadily." Zhang Yong said.

"I thought you wanted to remind me of something, so I just reminded this group of people that this man can't even defeat an ordinary Mongolian general under me, so he is just in vain.

And he also has the character of a slave with three surnames that you mentioned before. He has surrendered to Mongolia and also to the Jin Kingdom, over and over again, so this person is nothing to worry about. "Wokuotai said.

If this man could really fight, Wanyan Shouxu would have sent him out long ago, why wait until now? It's just a wine bag and rice bag.

There are so many fierce generals in my Mongol army that even Wo Kuotai himself is not afraid of him. With no soldiers and no food, what can you do to fight me?

How many troops can the Jin Kingdom muster now? It is estimated that not even 70,000 to 80,000 people can be gathered together. How can this small force resist itself?

"You kid, please feel free to return to Lintao Mansion! After you settle the matter there, you can decide whether to come to my place or not," Wo Kuotai said.

"Well! Father-in-law, I will set off today." Zhang Yong said.

After bidding farewell to Wokuotai, Zhang Yong immediately took a hundred personal guards, and then arranged for his subordinate Wang Ming and another surrendered general Dong Baoma to lead his 10,000 infantry and advance towards Lintao Mansion.

He also secretly sent a handwriting order to dispatch the three thousand heavy armored cavalry he had worked so hard to train immediately.

Naturally, such a good opportunity for troop training cannot be missed, and these cavalry also need to be trained.

With great speed, Zhang Yong arrived at Lintao Mansion in just two days. He entered the city that night and met Subotai.

"Hahaha! Congratulations, military advisor. I didn't expect you and the Great Khan to conquer Tongguan in only twelve days. Now the Kingdom of Jin has opened up." As soon as they met, Subotai immediately faced Zhang Yong congratulated.

Zhang Yong now has a very high status in Mongolia. He was a popular person in front of Genghis Khan and Ogedei. It can be said that he was favored by two Mongolian Khans in a row.

"General Subotai is a compliment. I would also like to thank General for being here and guarding this place when I attacked Tongguan." Zhang Yong said.

Although Subotai was just a Mongolian head of ten thousand households and only at the level of a general, in terms of status, he was even higher than some kings.

Because he is Mongolian, one of the four mastiffs, and the most capable general in Genghis Khan's hands. This time he can stay here to help him defend the city without any complaints, which can be said to be a great honor to Zhang Yong.

"Master Military Advisor, when you come here this time, can we unite together? Directly annihilate these hundreds of thousands of Song troops." Subotai asked.

Now he wants to end the battle here quickly, and then rush to the Jin Kingdom battlefield to support Wokuotai!

"General Subotai! I would like to ask, who is the leader of the Song army this time?" Zhang Yong asked.

"The leader of the army is a general named Zhao Fan. It is said that this person has made meritorious service. He was demoted before, but now he has been reinstated." Subotai said.

Zhao Fan! It turns out to be him! The Southern Song Dynasty general was tricked because of the supervisor he sent back.

He was slandered and framed by the literati of the Southern Song Dynasty, and was demoted by the emperor. However, the Southern Song Dynasty court still had specific battle reports, so it did not make it difficult for him to attack Guanzhong this time. The emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty used this person again.

After all, he was the one who came to attack Lintao Mansion before, and he was considered a general who was familiar with the terrain.

"General Subotai, tell me about some recent results!" Zhang Yong said.

"This group of Southern Song troops came to Lintao Mansion about seven or eight days ago. After arriving, they sent an envoy to the city to persuade them to surrender, but I refused.

Then they launched an attack. I used the explosive packs, fuel, and arrows you gave me to fight against the enemy.

Each time, they failed and returned. If it hadn't been for the Great Khan and the military counselors who prevented us from leaving the city to fight, I would have led my troops out of the city to deal with them.

Their most recent siege was two and a half days ago, and it was just a tentative attack. From my perspective, their posture seems to be for a long-term siege. Subotai said.

"Yes! I understand, General Subotai. Now the Great Khan has conquered Tongguan and completely opened up the Jin Kingdom's defense line. Now we have no worries and can lead troops out of the city to fight." Zhang Yong said.

It was Zhang Yong's idea not to let Subotai lead his troops out of the city to fight. This external record was very luxurious, and he was even among the top ten generals in the world in later generations. (The Westerners are in the queue because they beat their ancestors.)

It is basically invincible in the West, but its record in the Central Plains is not very good, and it has even been defeated many times.

Zhang Yong was really afraid that this man would suddenly capsize in the ditch and be defeated by the Southern Song army. After all, the Southern Song Dynasty had an absolute numerical advantage.

"If we can fight out of the city, I will only take the 50,000 cavalry from my headquarters and the 10,000 cavalry from you, the military advisor. If we gather together an army of 60,000 and fight out, it will be enough to annihilate the 150,000 Southern Song army." Subotai said. .

He was really not joking. The cavalry was so efficient in killing infantry. The Southern Song Dynasty had always been short of horses, but this time it was called an army of 150,000.

But there weren't many horses in the army, and the cavalry was only a few thousand, not even 10,000, which was not enough to face his 60,000 cavalry.

The Southern Song Dynasty's army was really not that strong. It was hard to tell from the speed of battles in the past few days. Most of these soldiers had never even been on the battlefield, and they were timid when attacking the city. It's okay to let such an army protect the city, but if we really send them out to fight, their combat effectiveness is really not good.

"General Subotai! We have held on for so many days, we really should go out to fight.

You should be familiar with the nearby terrain. Can we cut off the Song army's retreat? Cut off their food and grass. "Zhang Yong said.

An army of 150,000 people is dispatched collectively. The rear definitely needs a stable food transport team. If this food transport team can be cut off, then this army will be doomed.

"Master Strategist! You think so highly of them that you don't even need to deal with infantry like them.

As long as you give the order, I will immediately rush out of the city with 60,000 cavalry, and you can take the remaining infantry to clean the battlefield in the rear. Subotai said confidently.

Is it necessary to cut off their food channels?

It's not necessary at all! The combat effectiveness of these Southern Song armies is really poor.

When the time comes, tens of thousands of his cavalry will rush out together, and even these Southern Song troops will be scared away.

The cavalry has a natural suppression power over the infantry, not to mention that the Mongols are experts in cavalry.

Mongolian cavalry and archery tactics, after a round of arrows, they will suffer numerous casualties.

"General Subotai, since you are confident, then tomorrow you can lead 10,000 cavalry troops to charge and kill!" Zhang Yong thought for a while and said.

It's good to go out of the city and rush to kill, and the Mongolian army's hunting and roundabout tactics are still very good for fighting infantry.

What's more, the commander is a famous general like Subotai.

In this case, let's fight head-on! Anyway, if there is any defeat, Subotai's army can still withdraw.

And hold the battle yourself.

"Okay! Then I will go and reorganize the troops now, and we will go out of the city to fight tomorrow." Subotai nodded and said.

That night, in the Southern Song Dynasty's camp. Zhao Fan, who was just about to take a rest, suddenly received a piece of news.

"Shuai Zhao! Our peasant spies stationed in Guanzhong have sent an urgent letter."

"Send it up." Zhao Fan said.

The messenger nodded, handed the letter to Zhao Fan very respectfully, and then stood aside.

After Zhao Fan opened the letter, he saw what was written inside.

Zhao Shuai! Our spies stationed in Guanzhong reported that the Mongolian army had broken through Tongguan a few days ago. Now the entire Yellow River defense line has been lost, and the King of Guanzhong has returned with reinforcements.

After receiving this letter, Zhao Fan sat up suddenly and couldn't believe his eyes.

He read the letter carefully and back and forth, and even called the scouts who delivered the order.

After asking in detail about the origin of this letter, it was determined that it came from some farmers' spies stationed in Guanzhong.

Zhao Fan's face changed wildly, and he called his own soldiers to speak. :

"Send the order to summon all the generals to my tent immediately for discussion."

The soldier nodded, not daring to show any signs of neglect, and ran out immediately.

How could this happen? How could this happen? Is this strategic action already over before it even begins?

They haven't captured Lintao Mansion yet! As a result, Tongguan on the Jin side was actually captured first.

Is there any mistake? This is Tongguan! The city is high and the walls are wide, and it is as strong as an iron wall. It is the most powerful pass in the world!

In less than a cup of tea, more than a dozen Southern Song generals arrived at Zhao Fan's military camp.

"Shuai Zhao! It's so late. Is there any urgency for you to call us here?" A general asked.

During this period, their army was not having a good time. They attacked Lintao Mansion several times but failed to gain any advantage.

They even lost their troops. That thing called gasoline and explosive packets caused huge harm to them and also caused a great psychological shadow on the soldiers.

So their strategic goal is to besiege, but now that Tongguan has been breached, it is difficult to handle.

"I just received news from a secret agent that Tongguan, where the Jin people were stationed, was captured by the Mongols a few days ago." Zhao Fan sighed and said with his hands behind his back.

"What? Zhao Shuai, are you kidding me? How long have we been here?

A few days ago, Tongguan was actually captured by the Mongols. Are those Jin people just losers? I didn't even last half a month. "A general said in disbelief.

"This, how is this possible! Could it be that Marshal Zhao's intelligence is wrong? Tongguan was lost so quickly?" Another general asked.

This news is really too incredible. Logically speaking, to break through Tongguan, it would take at least several months or even half a year of siege.

But in less than half a month, and only ten days of effort, he broke through the world's most powerful pass. Isn't this a bit outrageous?

"I don't hope this is true, but the battle report has been passed to me. It was the spy who I arranged to conduct reconnaissance in Guanzhong in advance. After receiving the news, he immediately came back to report to me non-stop. The news is absolutely reliable." Zhao Fan sat on the table and sighed. He handed the letter sent to him by the spy to several generals present.

After the generals received the secret report, they all took turns passing it on, and it seemed that their faces changed wildly after reading it.

Because the intelligence does say that about four days ago, Tongguan, where the Jin people were stationed, had been breached by the Mongols. Now the King of Guanzhong has returned and brought some reinforcements.

"Well, what should we do? We haven't captured Lintao Mansion yet! How can we talk about besieging the Mongolian army!"

"These Jin people deserve to be damned. They actually lost the most powerful pass in the world like this. This is related to the battle for the subjugation of their Jin country!" Another general said.

"Shuai Zhao, what should we do now? Now we are on the verge of death. Should we fight or withdraw?"

"If we retreat at this time, there may be another impeachment call in the DPRK and China, saying that I refuse to fight, and then you and I will be demoted again." A military general said.

"What can we do now? This strategic failure was caused by the Jin people. Does it have anything to do with us? I believe that the Holy One will not blame us." Another general said.

"You have to know that this is just the news that Tongguan fell to us. The imperial court should have about ten days to receive the news that Tongguan has been breached." A military general said.

"If we withdraw our troops early, we won't even be able to talk clearly by then."

"Stop talking. If you stay here any longer, you will be annihilated by the Mongols. Send me military orders.

The officers and men now go back overnight to arrange the soldiers. We set out overnight and left here. The front army became the rear army, and the rear army became the front army. "Zhao Fan said.

Lintao Mansion! King of Guanzhong! I was here and had no choice but to withdraw my troops twice in a row, all because of you.

But what can I do if I don’t withdraw? Staying here is a dead end!

When he goes back this time, he may never have the chance to lead troops into battle again.

After all, if the whole army withdraws without any results, someone needs to take the blame.

"Shuai Zhao! Do we, should we inform the supervisory army?" a military general asked.

This supervisor is the most difficult.

(End of this chapter)